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lemon blueberry cake with hot honey-butter sauce

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Baby Kato
Beautiful Shore Country, NB

The taste of my childhood, always loved visiting the east coast of Canada, starting in Quebec with visits to ma tante. She used wild blueberries, if you can find them they give the cake an extra special taste.

(1 rating)
yield 6 (Makes 1 cup of Sauce)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For lemon blueberry cake with hot honey-butter sauce

  • 1 1⁄2 cups flour
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1⁄2 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3⁄4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon rind
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries, wild
  • HOT HONEY BUTTER SAUCE
  • 1⁄2 cup cold water
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1⁄2 cup honey, orange blossom,clover (or your favorite)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

How To Make lemon blueberry cake with hot honey-butter sauce

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    Grease and flour a 8" square pan.
  • 3
    Blend flour, nutmeg, salt and baking powder together.
  • 4
    In a small bowl mix milk, lemon juice and rind together.
  • 5
    In a large bowl cream butter with sugar.
  • 6
    Gradually add 2 eggs, one at a time and then the vanilla, beating until light and fluffy.
  • 7
    Add flour mixture, (3X) alternating with sour milk (2X), remembering to blend lightly.
  • 8
    Gently fold in blueberries.
  • 9
    Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
  • 10
    Remove from pan and cool slightly.
  • 11
    Cut while warm into squares and serve upside down with Hot Honey-Butter Sauce.
  • 12
    Hot Honey-Butter Sauce
  • 13
    In small pan mix water and cornstarch blend well then gradually add honey, butter and lemon juice.
  • 14
    Boil over low heat, stirring occasionally.
  • 15
    When ready sauce is thick and clear.
  • 16
    Pour hot sauce over the warm cut cake and enjoy.
  • 17
    I hope you will enjoy this down home comfort food.

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